Minecraft Village Building Ideas
8 village buildings, each with a free 3D preview and the full materials list, from 1,076 to 2,050 blocks: 5 medium and 3 hard.
Taverns, smithies, mills, bakeries and market stalls: the working buildings that bring a village to life.
- Builds
- 8
- Blocks
- 1,076 to 2,050
- Build time
- 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours
- Layers
- 15 to 30
Medium village buildings
800 to 1,600 blocks
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Rustic
Rushbrook Rustic Watermill
Medium About 1.5 hours 20 × 17 1,076 blocks
A rustic watermill on a stream: a tall mill house with a fieldstone ground floor and an upper floor of honey-coloured logs under a steep shingle roof, a big water wheel behind a sluice, a dormer with a hoist over the loading door, and a plank bridge over the water.
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Medieval
Goldmeadow Medieval Windmill
Medium About 1.5 hours 31 × 20 1,097 blocks
A medieval tower windmill among wheat fields: an eight-sided tower with a stone base, a body of cream plaster and spruce with a gallery round it, a tiled cap and four big sails with white cloth, with hay stacked by the door.
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Fantasy
Bubblewick Fantasy Alchemist Shop
Medium About 1.5 hours 22 × 15 1,105 blocks
A fantasy alchemist shop: a crooked house of three floors that each lean further over the street, mossy stone below and dark timber with cream plaster above, a steep gable of plum-coloured shingles, glowing jars in the shop window, a zigzag chimney, cauldrons bubbling under an awning and a bed of ingredients.
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Medieval
Emberford Medieval Blacksmith
Medium About 1.5 hours 23 × 14 1,137 blocks
A medieval blacksmith: the smith's house with a jettied upper floor of cream plaster and spruce, and beside it a forge open to the street on stone pillars, with furnaces, an anvil, a quenching trough and a glowing hearth under a tall stone chimney.
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Cottagecore
Crumbleton Cottagecore Bakery
Medium About 1.5 hours 31 × 21 1,234 blocks
A cottagecore bakery: a white shop with cakes in its display windows under a striped awning, a bakehouse with a brick oven and a broad chimney, steep roofs of rosy jungle wood edged in white, a terrace with tables and a parasol, and a field of wheat.
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Medieval
Highford Medieval Market
Hard About 1.5 hours 21 × 22 1,338 blocks
A medieval market square: a paved square with a roofed well, market stalls with striped awnings selling produce, flowers, cloth and tools, and a market hall with a stone arcade, a jettied upper floor with flower boxes and a bell turret on its tiled roof.
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Medieval
Boarshead Medieval Tavern
Hard About 1.5 hours 21 × 22 1,585 blocks
A big medieval tavern: a stone ground floor, a jettied upper floor of cream plaster and spruce timber, an upper room over the entrance on stone pillars, steep tiled roofs with crested gables, a stone chimney, flower boxes and a beer garden with tables.
Large village buildings
More than 1,600 blocks
The blocks these builds use most
Added up over all 8 village buildings. A good palette to stock up on before you start.
| Block | Blocks in total | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Spruce Planks | 1,683 | 7 of 8 builds |
| Stone Bricks | 828 | 6 of 8 builds |
| Cobblestone | 655 | 8 of 8 builds |
| Smooth Sandstone | 560 | 5 of 8 builds |
| Spruce Stairs | 543 | 6 of 8 builds |
| Acacia Stairs | 479 | 4 of 8 builds |
| Spruce Log | 373 | 3 of 8 builds |
| Stripped Spruce Log | 372 | 5 of 8 builds |
Questions
How many blocks does a Minecraft village building need?
The village buildings here take between 1,076 and 2,050 blocks. The smallest is Rushbrook Rustic Watermill with 1,076 blocks, the largest is Ormsnes Viking Boathouse with 2,050.
How long does it take to make a village building in Minecraft?
About 1.5 hours for Rushbrook Rustic Watermill, up to about 2.5 hours for Ormsnes Viking Boathouse, once you have gathered the blocks.
Which village building is the easiest?
Rushbrook Rustic Watermill. It is rated medium, takes 1,076 blocks and stands 20 by 17 blocks on the ground.
Can I build these in survival?
Yes. Every build lists each block you need with the number of stacks, so you can gather first and build after. All of them use blocks you can get in survival.
Do these village buildings come with a schematic?
Yes. Each build has a .schem file for Litematica, WorldEdit and Axiom, next to the layer-by-layer blueprints.
Are the blueprints free?
The 3D preview, the sizes and the full materials list of every build are free. The layer-by-layer blueprints and the schematic come with the build for €2.99, paid once, or with Pro for every build.
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